Mya D.

About the Artist

Mya D. Ajanku is an award winning educator, DEI Specialist and Dancer.  For several decades, dance has served as her medium for sharing and healing. Inspired and supported by her instructors in Sankofa Dance Theater, she began assisting and instructing class at age 13. As a performer, she’s shared the stage with artists such as Roberta Flack, Fertile Ground, M.I.A, and Spank Rock. Her movement research includes time with:  Sankofa Dance Theater, NaZu &Co, the National Ballets of Senegal and Cote D’Ivoire, as well as numerous instructors that specialize in movement of the African diaspora. Her two decade career as an educator covers preschool through grade 12 in both the public and private sector, special education, general education and higher education.  Mya aims to teach strong foundational movement and theoretical  practices while nurturing creativity and individuality.  B.A. Dance with a K-12 teaching certificate University of Maryland Baltimore County  M.F.A Dance, Hollins University in collaboration with the American Dance Festival (ADF) and theForsythe Company.  Organizational Diversity Equity and Inclusion Leadership Specialization